Drico’s story will be worth the wait

It promises to be one of the most engrossing of Irish sporting autobiographies of all time when it appears on the bookshelves, but Brian O’Driscoll has served notice that his rugby story won’t be revealed until he has hung up the boots.

Asked if there were one or two things he would be holding back for the book, O’Driscoll answered evasively. “There might be one or two things,” while adding that doing the book had made him more reflective. It’s hard to look back when you’re still living in the moment. It has forced me to do that, it makes me realise that certain things I’ve chosen not to remember in great detail in certain aspects of my life and obviously some of the good things you remember more detail about it. It’s been an interesting experience but sometimes it’s difficult recalling parts of your own life, you get a bit bored of it, because no one likes someone who keeps talking about themselves.”